Editor’s Pick 

Jerome-Gun Hill Fall Festival 

The Jerome-Gun Hill BID is holding its free 14th annual Fall Festival, Sept. 19 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., rain or shine, on Jerome Avenue between Gun Hill Road and Mosholu Parkway. Events include live musical performances, chess tournament and lessons, dominos tournament, and basketball clinics. For more information, call (718) 324-4946.

Onstage

Lehman Center for the Performing Arts, 250 Bedford Pk. Blvd. W., presents A Tribute to the Big Latin Bands, featuring the Machito Orchestra and the Mambo Legends Orchestra, Sept. 19 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $45 to $60. For more information, call (718) 960-8833.

The Woodlawn Cemetery presents free Bardekova Ensemble Concert, Sept. 20 at 3 p.m. at the Woolworth Chapel. The program includes selections of Irving Berlin, Miles Davis, and Celia Cruz, as well as classical composers,. Enter at the Jerome/Bainbridge avenues gate. For more information, call 9718) 920-1469.

The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents Doo Wop, featuring the NY Exceptions, Sept. 26 at 2:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

Events 

The Bronx County Historical Society presents A Special Tour of Yankee Stadium, Sept. 20 at 2 p.m. Participants will receive Yankee promotional items and a guided tour inside the museum, monument park, and other restricted areas. Tickets are $30 and can only be purchased by calling the office with credit card information (Visa and MasterCard). For more information and to RSVP, call (718) 881-8900.

Wave Hill, a Bronx oasis at 675 W. 252nd St. in Riverdale, offers Family Art Projects: Caterpillar Sock Puppets, to make a woolly bear caterpillar sock puppet, Sept. 19 and 20 (followed by a nature presentation to see live woolly bear caterpillars and learn about them ($5; free/WH members), at the Ecology Building at 1 p.m.; and Field Notes – An Edible Plant Insurrection, to joint hunt for plants followed by sketching them, then design an edible plant seed packet to plant seeds at home, Sept. 26 and 27; both in WH House from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Also scheduled is concert, featuring piano and strings performing classical music, Sept. 20 at 2 p.m. in the WH House (tickets are $28/adults; $22/WH members; $15/ages 8 to 18; $12/WH members; info at ext. 251). Grounds admission is free until noon Saturdays and Tuesdays all year. For more information and a schedule of events including tours and walks, call (718) 549-3200.

Library Events

The Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Rd., presents the following events for adults: film: “East of Eden,” Sept. 19 at 2:30 p.m.; and Microsoft Word 2010 for Beginners: (requires in-person advance registration), Sept. 24 at 6 p.m. For more information, call (718) 579-4244/46/57 or visit www.nypl.org.

The Mosholu Library, 285 E. 205th St., offers for adults: Knitting Circle at 3 p.m.: Sept. 17 and 25; and Free Computer Classes: to learn email and basic computer information, Wednesdays, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. Teens/young adults can enjoy film: “Paul Blart Mall Cop 2,” Sept. 26 at 1:30 p.m. For more information, call (718) 882-8239.

The Jerome Park Library, 118 Eames Place (near Kingsbridge Road), offers for kids: Afternoon Arts at 4 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12), to learn about art, then create a piece, Sept. 23 and 30; Kids Get Active Fridays at 3 p.m.: (ages 5 to 12), dance and zumba, Sept. 18 and 25; Kids’ Pajama Party: (ages 18 months to 12 years), to create a craft and hear read-alouds, Sept. 21 at 6 p.m.; and Super Cool Science: (ages 5 to 12), hands on experiments, Sept. 22 at 4 p.m. Teens/young adults can enjoy Wildlife at the Library: to meet a variety of wild animals, Sept. 18 at 3:30 p.m.; Art Club at 4:30 p.m.: to draw and paint with materials provided, Sept. 22 and 29; and film: Sept. 28 at 6 p.m.  Adults can attend Computer Basics at noon: for beginners, Sept. 17, 24 and Oct. 1. For more information, call (718) 549-5200. 

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